Empire State Building to light up for Chinese New Year of Monkey

Ambassador Zhang Qiyue, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in New York, together with well-known Chinese actor Zhang Jinlai, portrayer of Monkey King, flipped the switch in a lighting ceremony to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year on Friday. The Empire State Building’s tower lights will shine in honor of the Year of Monkey which falls on Monday, February 8.